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Dhaka renews efforts to brand Bangladesh

Dhaka renews efforts to brand Bangladesh

-- 2022-01-23 21:22:25

The government of Bangladesh wants to expedite its efforts to brand Bangladesh abroad highlighting its areas of strength with an aim to make the country a more attractive destination for trade and inv...

Textiles, apparel exports to US increase by 30.68pc in 2021

Textiles, apparel exports to US increase by 30.68pc in 2021

-- 2022-01-23 18:52:10

The import volume of textiles and apparel from Bangladesh by the United States of America (USA) keeps growing with 30.68 per cent rise last year, according to the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA...

BB introduces credit guarantee facility to pace loans disbursement among marginal groups   

BB introduces credit guarantee facility to pace loans disbursement among marginal groups  

-- 2022-01-23 18:27:22

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a new credit guarantee facility to speed up loan disbursement to landless farmers, low income professionals, school banking account holders and small traders. Th...

Stocks end marginally lower, snapping six-day winning streak

Stocks end marginally lower, snapping six-day winning streak

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-23 16:12:55

Stocks ended marginally lower on Sunday, snapping a six-day gaining streak, as cautious investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining shares amid the rising trend of Covid-19 cases. DSEX, the p...

BD Thai Food makes debut Monday

BD Thai Food makes debut Monday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-23 13:23:22

BD Thai Food & Beverage will make its shares trading debut on Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange tomorrow (Monday) under the settlement category “N”. The DSE trading c...

DSE opens higher, CSE slides

DSE opens higher, CSE slides

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-23 11:21:55

Dhaka stocks opened slightly higher while Chittagong stocks declined marginally on Sunday as investors traded cautiously amid the rising trend of coronavirus cases and death in the country. Following...

Top 10 turnover leaders grab 36pc of total market transaction

Top 10 turnover leaders grab 36pc of total market transaction

FE REPORT 2022-01-23 09:05:19

Top 10 turnover leaders grabbed 36.06 per cent of total market transaction at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the previous week. The premier bourse DSE posted a total turnover of Tk 82.43 billion...

Mamun Agro's share subscription begins Sunday

Mamun Agro's share subscription begins Sunday

FE REPORT 2022-01-22 09:25:47

Subscription to the shares of Mamun Agro Products through qualified investor offer (QIO) will begin tomorrow (Sunday), as it aims to raise Tk 100 million under the fixed-price method. The qualified...

Bangladesh stocks rally as investors stay optimistic

Bangladesh stocks rally as investors stay optimistic

BABUL BARMAN 2022-01-22 09:23:22

Stocks extended the rally for the fourth straight week that ended on Thursday as the investors continued to bet on major sector shares despite the rising Covid-19 cases. Week on week, DSEX, the pri...

Returns on foreign loans may squeeze as Bangladesh's debt servicing liabilities surge

Returns on foreign loans may squeeze as Bangladesh's debt servicing liabilities surge

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-01-22 09:12:17

Bangladesh's net foreign loans fell as repayments under debt-servicing liabilities surged year on year in the last fiscal, officials say as economists caution about its blowback impact. As government...

Govt plans to allocate Tk 344b for social safety net in FY23

Govt plans to allocate Tk 344b for social safety net in FY23

-- 2022-01-21 16:55:35

The government is planning to widen the coverage of the social safety net for the marginalised and vulnerable people as the Covid-induced loss of income and livelihood might push more people into pove...

BSEC approves Envoy Textile to raise Tk 870m

BSEC approves Envoy Textile to raise Tk 870m

FE REPORT 2022-01-21 10:08:14

The stock market regulator has approved Envoy Textile's proposal to raise Tk 870 million by issuing fully redeemable non-convertible cumulative preference shares. The approval came at a meeting of th...

DSEX includes 27 companies, five replaced in DS30

DSEX includes 27 companies, five replaced in DS30

FE REPORT 2022-01-21 10:07:12

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has restructured two price indices and included 27 companies to the benchmark index, DSEX, a move that will help gauge the market more accurately. The premier bourse recons...

Bangladesh produces record 96.5m kg of tea in 2021

Bangladesh produces record 96.5m kg of tea in 2021

-- 2022-01-20 17:45:44

Bangladesh has set a record in tea production through producing a total of 96.50 million kilogrammes (kgs) of the world’s one of top commodities in 2021. Bangladesh Tea Board in a notice on Wed...

DSE key index crosses 7100-mark again

DSE key index crosses 7100-mark again

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-20 16:13:29

Stocks extended the rally on Thursday, with the key index of the major bourse crossing the 7,100-mark after three months, as buoyant investors put bets on shares, beating Omicron worries. DSEX, the p...

DSEX crosses 7100-mark at opening

DSEX crosses 7100-mark at opening

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-20 11:27:03

Stocks opened higher on Thursday with rising turnover as the optimistic investors continued to put fresh bets on sector-wise issues, beating Omicron worries. Following the previous five days’ p...

Stocks keep gaining, low-cap issues dominate gainers' list

Stocks keep gaining, low-cap issues dominate gainers' list

FE REPORT 2022-01-20 10:30:24

Stocks extended the rally for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday as the buoyant investors continued to put bets on sector-specific issues. Following the previous day's flat ending, the market...

Mozaffar Spinning sees big jump in profit

Mozaffar Spinning sees big jump in profit

FE REPORT 2022-01-20 10:27:05

Mozaffar Hossain Spinning Mills, a 100 per cent export-oriented woven fabrics and cotton yarn manufacturer, has posted an impressive profit growth in October-December 2021, thanks to higher sales an...

Lafarge suspends aggregate output as per court order

Lafarge suspends aggregate output as per court order

FE REPORT 2022-01-20 09:10:24

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has suspended production of its aggregates following a court order staying the previous judgment by a High Court (HC) division. In a filing with the Dhaka Stock Exchange on...

Stocks stay upbeat amid virus worries

Stocks stay upbeat amid virus worries

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-19 16:39:46

Stocks witnessed a moderate rise on Wednesday as the optimistic investors continued to put fresh bets on sector-specific issues, beating Omicron worries. Following the previous day’s flat endin...

Stocks open higher amid Omicron worries

Stocks open higher amid Omicron worries

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-19 11:29:14

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday with rising turnover value as the optimistic investors continued to put fresh bets on sector-specific issues, beating Omicron worries. Following the previous three d...

Two life insurers' shares keep surging sans PSI

Two life insurers' shares keep surging sans PSI

FE REPORT 2022-01-19 10:23:48

Shares prices of two life insurers-- Fareast Islami Life Insurance and Prime Islami Life Insurance--are soaring abnormally despite no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI). Within a month, th...

Bangladesh's forex market comes under central bank scanner

Bangladesh's forex market comes under central bank scanner

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-01-19 08:41:59

The central bank mounts its monitoring of the foreign-exchange market to avert any further volatility as Bangladesh's forex reserves feel stresses, sources say. Higher import-payment obligations fr...

Economist draws parallel between Bangladesh’s recovery, reduction of inequality

Economist draws parallel between Bangladesh’s recovery, reduction of inequality

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2022-01-18 18:52:26

A possible waiver of patent of coronavirus vaccines could have helped Bangladesh to reduce inequality through stemming of the periodic tide of Covid-19 infections, a senior economist has said. As a l...

Stocks end nearly flat amid rising turnover

Stocks end nearly flat amid rising turnover

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-18 16:05:09

Stocks ended nearly flat on Tuesday as cautious investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining blue chip issues amid the rising trend of virus cases in the country. DSEX, the prime index of Dhak...

Stocks open higher as investors active on sector-specific issues

Stocks open higher as investors active on sector-specific issues

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-18 11:09:42

Stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday with rising turnover as the optimistic investors continued to put fresh bets on sector-specific issues, beating Omicron worries. Following the previous three d...

Fortune Shoes' share keeps rising sans PSI

Fortune Shoes' share keeps rising sans PSI

FE REPORT 2022-01-18 10:09:36

Fortune Shoes, a listed footwear manufacturer, is witnessing an unprecedented price hike and increase in volume of shares despite no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI). Within two weeks, t...

No bank can lend more than 25pc of its capital to any company or group

No bank can lend more than 25pc of its capital to any company or group

-- 2022-01-17 21:24:15

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed banks’ single borrower and large exposure lending limit to within 25 per cent of its capital. The central bank issued the policy to strengthen credit risk managem...

Stocks extend rally with increased turnover

Stocks extend rally with increased turnover

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-17 16:37:38

Stocks extended the rally on Monday with rising turnover as the buoyant investors put fresh bets on sector-wise issues, beating virus worries. Following the previous day’s modest gain, the mark...

Australia's negligent attitude towards Bangladesh needs to end

Australia's negligent attitude towards Bangladesh needs to end

Abrar Chowdhury 2022-01-17 14:14:07

Rakibul Hasan, The current captain of Bangladesh Under 19 team was only 9 months old when Bangladesh last toured Australia to play Test cricket back in 2003.  The young generation of the Banglad...